Once nuclear war has been declared, the Martians have landed, Trump has burnt down the Whote House, and a new pandemic has gone global, Truss could get a small and brief, rally-round-the-flag honeymo… (View Post)

The reaction is also about bonds, gilts, and the possibility of a sovereign debt crisis, that Max mentions. (View Post)

But you're right to be so angry about it. Because in fact the two biggest drivers behind this Brexit-ultra capitalism have been the media and a very specific number of self-interested donors. Th… (View Post)

According to a number of PB denizens over the years, McDonnell was some sort of cross between Chairman Mao and Pol Pot. His 2017 budget plan was a lot more sensible than Friday's, and the 2019 o… (View Post)

Not the person or people who invented Brexit, the chancellor who refused windfall taxes, committed to more tax cuts in future, and boosted defence spending ? Or the opaquely funded Institute of Econo… (View Post)